I have previously blogged about two XIV report generation tools that you can download and start using. This is just a short update to let you know there are updated versions of both tools, plus a new one that has just been added. These tools are...

I didn't post a new blog entry past Monday because I had to prepare for a DB2 class I was teaching that Thursday. As part of this class I also wanted to provide some live demos of various SQL features. Traditionally my standard means of testing features on DB2...

Many sleepless nights are in Billy Cundiff’s future. Billy will surely lay awake questioning each aspect of his missed 32 yard field goal in the Baltimore Ravens loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. These same sleepless nights...

This demo shows you how to create a report displaying accessibility KPIs at MSC level using a prompt for Date and MSC_ID. The demo covers the following: Create a Query for the report. Select the configuration attributes for the report. Create Filter...

Is each snowflake unique? Researchers at CalTech think so – because of the complexity of the crystal in combination with the environmental factors of air and temperature. Although we haven’t had much snow in the Northeast this year to do any of our own...

Starting a New Year, inevitably people ask about New Year Resolutions. Wanting to pursue something different than the standard lose weight/eat healthier, this year my goal is to visit more of our national parks to further experience this amazing country. ...

This post will show step-by-step guide on how to upgrade the report prompt page and xml data source to include timezone and resourceAlias labels support for the TNPM Wireline common pack. Description : Procedures to upgrade TNPM Wireline report prompt page...

Over on the Asset Management blog, Pam Denny wrote a helpful post about how to include long descriptions in ad hoc reports . Click on over and read more if you would like to learn how to do this in your environment.

When disasters like the massive earthquake earlier this year
in Japan, or the deadly earthquake
that hit Haiti
in 2010, people and organizations from all over the world work together to help
and rebuild these devastated areas. I am very lucky to have...

One W separates brownies from bronies. Brownies are incredible, delectable chocolate goodness, while bronies are followers of a children's TV Show. Bronies and their collections of Little Ponies have become increasingly popular in the Software Development...

Unexpected events…like a snow storm in Boston in October.... Or a server outage…can cause unforeseen difficulties in what
we had hoped would be a stress free, ordinary day. But for those events that are predictable, like Version 7
Fix pack and release...

Choices. Every aspect
of our lives is packed with them.
Firefox, Chrome, Safari or IE? Small,
Medium, Large or Jumbo? Mouse or
touchpad? Apple pie – with or
without ice cream? Shoes, Sneakers or
flip flops? To tweet or not to
tweet? ...

Weighing in at over 1,200 pounds, seven feet in height and with antlers over 5 feet wide, moose are intimidating and inspiring. This week I'm heading to Maine, whose official State Animal is the moose. I'm driving to Maine to see a...

Report approval process With Cognos 10, using Event Studio and MyInbox you now have the capability to do report approval.Here is how to create a report approval process in Cognos 10 . Watermarking approved reports Approved reports could be output...

Single, Married or It's Complicated. Those are a few of the eleven choices Facebook gives us to define our Relationship Status. With V7 Reporting, we've made it easier to define your maxrelationships by offering you two clear maxrelationship types -...

Few tips are outlined here to share our experience while
building TNPM (Wireless) TCR Reports
based on NPR report specification. These may seem trivial, but when it is
required, it may take some time to reach the solution. 1. To save the TCR Report...

This BiLog entry discusses
the key items to consider when defining maxrelationships in your ROS.
One of its major components is c ardinality, which is used to
define the type of the database relationship. In the case of reporting, there are...

Yoo
Hoo. Yes...Not Yahoo...Yoo Hoo. I was introduced to this chocolate
milk type drink last week when I hosted over 40 girls from my daughter's
high school swim team for a pasta dinner. After a long day of school
and practice, the girls descend...

How many custom reports do you have? Do you have 25, 50 – or is your number in the
range of 100 to 250 custom reports? Or
are you in the category where you don’t know how many custom reports you have
because your users are creating their own...

Terry Francona, manager of the Boston Red Sox who led them to two World Series titles in 2004 and 2007...out after experiencing one of the worst team collapses in Sports History. Rory McIlroy, 22 year old golf professional and winner of 2011 US Open..in. ...

During last week’s reporting web conference , one question that was asked was how you could configure your favorite reports to display directly on the Start Center. These might be reports you frequently access, or that you want your...

On Tuesday, September 20 th , I had an amazing
opportunity to host a web conference for our Maximo and Version 7 clients. This session shared the latest information on Business Intelligence and Reporting, but most importantly - was opened up for over 60...

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Not only are these three words critical to insuring a sustainable environment, but they can also be critical to how we approach reporting. Reduce the number of custom reports you design, develop, test, administer...